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US 7,066,921 B2Granted
Disposable undergarment with body conforming fit and containment pocket
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsSuzanne M. Schmoker, Cindy Lou Price
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Abstract
A disposable undergarment includes a front body panel having a body side and a garment side, a rear body panel having a body side and a garment side, and an absorbent composite connected to the front body panel and having a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge. The rear terminal edge of the absorbent composite is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel. The front terminal edge of the absorbent composite may be connected to the body side of the front body panel. The front body panel and/or the rear body panel may be stretchable and may include an elastic material. A method of using the disposable undergarment includes stretching at least one of the front body panel and the rear body panel.
Claims25
A disposable undergarment, comprising:
- a front body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal rear edge, wherein the front body panel is stretchable and comprises an elastic material;
- a rear body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal front edge, wherein the rear body panel is stretchable and comprises an elastic material;
- wherein the terminal rear edge of the front body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal front edge of the rear body panel;
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- an absorbent composite bridging the gap and comprising a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge;
- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal front edge of the rear body panel and is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel to form an overlap region;
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- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal rear edge of the front body panel and is connected to the body side of the front body panel.
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A method of using a disposable undergarment, comprising:
- providing a disposable undergarment comprising:
- a front body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal rear edge;
- a rear body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal front edge;
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- an absorbent composite comprising a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge;
- wherein each of the front and rear body panels is stretchable and comprises a first elastic material;
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- wherein the terminal rear edge of the front body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal front edge of the rear body panel;
- wherein the absorbent composite bridges the gap;
- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal front edge of the rear body panel and is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel to form an overlap region;
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- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal rear edge of the front body panel and is connected to the body side of the front body panel;
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- stretching at least one of the front body panel and the rear body panel.
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A method of instructing a user in the use of a disposable undergarment, comprising:
- providing a disposable undergarment comprising:
- a front body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal rear edge;
- a rear body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal front edge;
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- an absorbent composite comprising a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge;
- wherein each of the front and rear body panels is stretchable and comprises a first elastic material;
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- wherein the terminal rear edge of the front body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal front edge of the rear body panel;
- wherein the absorbent composite bridges the gap;
- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal front edge of the rear body panel and is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel to form an overlap region;
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- wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal rear edge of the front body panel and is connected to the body side of the front body panel;
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- instructing the user to apply the undergarment to a body;
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- advising the user that the application of the undergarment to the body will stretch at least one of the front body panel and the rear body panel in at least one direction.
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A disposable undergarment comprising:
- a front body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal rear edge;
- a rear body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal front edge;
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- an absorbent composite comprising a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge, wherein the absorbent composite overlaps with and is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel to form an overlap region, and wherein the absorbent composite overlaps with and is connected to the body side of the front body panel;
- wherein at least a portion of the terminal front edge of the rear body panel is not connected to the absorbent composite and wherein at least a portion of the overlap region comprises a pocket with a pocket opening positioned between the terminal front edge of the rear body panel and the absorbent composite.
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A disposable undergarment comprising:
- a front body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal rear edge;
- a rear body panel comprising a body side, a garment side, a terminal waist edge and a terminal front edge;
- an absorbent composite comprising a front terminal edge and a rear terminal edge, wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the terminal front edge of the rear body panel and is connected to the garment side of the rear body panel to form an overlap region, and wherein the absorbent composite overlaps the front body panel and is connected to the body side of the front body panel;
- wherein the terminal rear edge of the front body panel is longitudinally spaced from the terminal waist edge of the rear body panel;
- wherein the terminal front edge of the rear body panel is longitudinally spaced from the terminal rear edge of the front body panel;
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- wherein each of the rear body panel and the front body panel is stretchable and comprises an elastic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.